Topic - Washington State University Vancouver

campus is located on the southeast side of Mt. Vista approximately eight miles (13 km) north of the Columbia River. It expanded to a full four-year university in 2006. - Source: Wikipedia

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, OCT. 15-16 - In this Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 photo, Jenny Goff, right, reaches out to Kennedy Hodges, 10 months, while Luke Kelly, center, plays nearby, at Central Park Child Care Center in Vancouver, Wash. A recent national report by New America, a think tank in Washington, D.C., found that the average annual cost of full-time, center-based child care, $9,589 per child 4 years and younger, now exceeds the average annual cost of in-state college tuition. (Ariane Kunze/The Columbian via AP)

Child care costly proposition for parents

By MARISSA HARSHMAN - Associated Press